Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine,and why their return is at risk
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Bali Nine

Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine,and why their return is at risk

Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.

  • byDavid Crowe,Ben Cubby andNatassia Chrysanthos

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Time to come home for the Bali Nine,left doing hard time in Indonesia
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Bali Nine

Time to come home for the Bali Nine,left doing hard time in Indonesia

Hope grows for remaining Bali Nine prisoners to return to Australia to serve their sentences.

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Bro handshakes and bear hugs as Albanese meets Biden and Trudeau

Bro handshakes and bear hugs as Albanese meets Biden and Trudeau

The PM greeted the US and Canadian leaders ahead of the first talks at the APEC summit in Peru,which were skipped by China’s leader Xi Jinping.

  • byDavid Crowe
China’s message to world leaders as anxiety grows over Trump win

China’s message to world leaders as anxiety grows over Trump win

But tensions over China were apparent in Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Indonesia’s president,who spoke of the need to “lower the temperature” with Beijing.

  • byDavid Crowe
Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia

Leaders across the globe are coming to terms with what a second Trump presidency will mean for their patch. Here,he’s among the three most important players.

  • byZach Hope
Can PM tame Trump on trade? Perhaps,but we need to talk about Kevin

Can PM tame Trump on trade? Perhaps,but we need to talk about Kevin

Preparing for the new US president,Anthony Albanese is attempting to walk an agreeable but assertive Australian path. It will take more than tough talk.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Prominent Widodo critic arrested days into new Indonesian president’s reign

Prominent Widodo critic arrested days into new Indonesian president’s reign

The arrest of Thomas Lembong,who is well-known and respected in Australian political circles,has raised the eyebrows of those trying to understand the new administration of Prabowo Subianto.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

Prabowo Subianto hadn’t even lived a day of his presidential honeymoon period when China started harassing a state-owned ship. What’s it all about?

  • byZach Hope
‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane

The immediate decision before Albanese was how to deal with two important heads of state asking for attention at almost the same time. Why couldn’t he satisfy both?

  • byPeter Hartcher
Once blacklisted from Australia,Western leaders now want this hard man ruler on their side

Once blacklisted from Australia,Western leaders now want this hard man ruler on their side

Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration as Indonesian president on Sunday caps a remarkable political comeback from years on Western blacklists.

  • byZach Hope
He rose on a platform of hope and change. He leaves with his nation’s democracy diminished

He rose on a platform of hope and change. He leaves with his nation’s democracy diminished

Joko Widodo is handing over the world’s third-largest democracy to his chosen successor on Sunday.

  • byZach Hope